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HAY CARRIER. y Nn. 307.725. Patented Nov. 4, 1384.

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HAY CARRIER.'

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Patented NOVQ4, 1884.4

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PHILIP A. MYERS, OF ASHLAND, OHIOASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRAN- CIS E. MYERS, OF SAME PLACE.

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@PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,725, dated November 4 1884. Application filed May 2Q, 1384. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP A. Mvnas, of Ashland, in the county of Ashland rand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Im- 5 provement in Hay-Carriers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the same.

My invention is an improved hay-carrier and an improved track therefor. The object Io sought in the carrier is to simplify the stop and trip mechanism, and in respect to the track the object is to put the metal in the form in which it will best sustain the given amount ol weight, the connection with the means for supporting it being such that they may be put up withoutthe aid oi' a skilled workman.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation ofthe carrier and track. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a 2o plan view of the stop-piece. Fig. 4 is an end elevation oit' the carrier, with one of the pulleys omitted to better illustrate the invention. Figs. 5 and G show modification ot' the hanging hooks.

In these drawings the track is represented at A. It is in the form of an ordinary double T-beam, with the flanges in vertical plane. The flanges c form the track, and the flanges b I) are clamped to the suspending-rods.

The clamps B O are shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4. They are preferably of cast-iron, having jaws fitted to grasp the lianges, and with holes adapted to receive the threaded end of the suspending rod D. They are clamped on the bolt between nuts 1 and 2, whereby they may be made to grip the flange firmly. The suspending-rods are bent, as shown clearly in Fig. 2, so as to bring the hooks directly over the bearing of the track.

4o The track or rail A may be made in section of any suitable length, and at the point of junction of the ends of the section the clamps are made wider, so as to forni splices or couplings for the rail-section. The precise form of the clamp is not essential, it being necessary only that it should be provided with jaws to grip the flanges of the rail upon one side and leave the flange on the other side clear from the track of the carrier; that the 5o two parts should he clamped suitably together and be provided with connections for the suspending-rods; but, clamps at the junction of the rail, to act as supports, may be used without the suspending rods, if desired. The body or frame of the carrier maybe composed 5 5 of a single casting, F, having arms 4.4, for the rope-sheaves K K. The wheels E E are pivoted on journals set firmly in the arms 3 3, projecting to one side, and the rope-sheaves K K are on similar journals in the projections 6o et 4c in line with and directly underneath the carrier-wheels E E. This construction gives an open-side carrier running alongside the track with a load, but conveniently placed thereon. A guard or guards, m, curved under the lower llange, a', prevents the wheel from leaving the track.

In line with the rope-sheaves, and on the lower part ofthe main frame, is a socket, M, adapted to receive the loop O of the hoisting- 7o sheave L, the loop being adapted to enter the socket when the load is raised sufficiently. The loop is caught and held by the hook z' on the end ofthe trip-lever I. This trip-lever extends above the track, and is pivoted at N, so as to oscillate in the plane at right angles to the track, above the frame ofthe carrier; and in line parallel with the track is a stoppieee, H, formed with a notch, h, adapted to receive the upper end of the trip-lever. The 8o edge of this piece inclines backward from the notch on both sides, as shown in Fig. 3, so that when the carrier is approaching the notch from either direction the upper end of the trip-lever will strike against the incline and will be thrown forward, so as to release the lower end from the loop and allow the fork to drop to receive its load. Then the end of the lever reaches the notch, it falls into it, and this acts as a stop to arrest the carrier, while 9o the hook assumes a position adapted to receive and catch the loop when it rises with theload.

I have shown the piece H as clamped to the supporti ng-rodD; or it may be supported upon a bracket or brackets clamped to the ledge of the rail in the same manner as that shown in connection with the supporting-rods; or it may be made in the form shown in Fig. 6, in which the stop-piece is cast with legs, which pass through the clamps, and are secured thereto roo by nuts underneath. rlhe supporting-rods are formed with hooks for connecting them to the rafters at any convenient point, and it may be desirable to support the piece H upon supporting-brackets, in order to bring it at the point from directly over the load of hay.

As above stated, the carrier may approach the stop-piece from either direction. This renders the track available on both sides of the road, and, in fact, serves for two carriers; and when the load is lifted the loop striking against the incline hook releases the upper end from the notch and allows the carrier to be drawn in either direction. A symmetrical construction of the carrier with its two pulleys, K K, also allows the rope to be drawn in either direction.

rIhe form of the suspendingrods may be modi'ed, as shown in Fig. 5, in which the hook end is extended to form a loop or staple,

both ends of the loop being connected to the,

clamps. This allows thc loop to be passed from the rai'ter either at the comb of the roof or at any other point, and with either of the i sheave L, central socket and hook, combined forms of the suspending devices.

The track may be put up without the aid of a carpenter and without nailing up any extra strips or supports.

Obviously, this form of track may be made of rolled or cast metal, and is adapted to any form oi' open-side carrier;

Although the form of the trip is especially adapted to the carrier in both directions, and a stop adapted to that purpose, yet the construction of the trip is simple and equally desirable for a carrier intended to move to one side only. I do not limit myself to the precise form.

I claim as my inventionl. A track for a haycarrier formed of double T-iron, with the ianges arranged in vertical plane, one ilange being adapted to serve as the track and the other combined with clamps and suitable supporting-rods, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the rail A, the clampsl B C, the supporting-rod D, and the nutsl and en-72e 2, the clamps being adapted to support the rails and connect the joint, substantially as described.

3. In combination with aanged track supported upon one side, au open-side carrier having the wheels E E on one side, and the rope-sheaves K K directly underneath them, with the hook and trip mechanism located between the sheaves, substantially as described.

4. rlhe carrier-frame with its wheels and sheaves, combined with the trip-lever I, having a hook, t', working in connection with the socket, loop, and upright, substantially as described.

5. In combination with the track and carrier, the trip-lever I, pivoted -upon the frame ofthe carrier and adapted to oscillate at right angles to the track, and the piece H, having a notch, 7L, and one ormere inelines,substantially as described.

(i. In combination with the frame and its wheel and with the flange a', the track A, and guards m, substantially as described.

7. A hay-carrier having sheaves K K, forkwith the track extending from a point over the load in both directions, and with a` doubleincline piece adapted to operate the trip-lever in both directions, substantially as described.

8. In a hay-carrier, a trip-lever pivoted to oscillate in a plane atright angles to a track, adapted to receive and hold the loop ot' the hoisting pulley, and to be moved by the said loop out of its notch, substantially as described.

9. A. track i'or a hay-carrier having flanges b Z1, combined with clamps and suspendingrods, as described, and a ilange, c, serving as a track for the carrier, substantially as dcscribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

IHILII A. MYERS.

Nitncssesz P. S. GEosscUr, C. I). LEFEVRE. 

